by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 3,262 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,941 and $29,645 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 571 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountain Empire Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Big Stone Gap, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full Mountain Empire Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tidewater Community College
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Virginia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwest Virginia is located in Richlands, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwest Virginia
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 205 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Highlands Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Highlands Community College
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #7, Patrick Henry Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Patrick Henry Community College is a small public school situated in Martinsville, Virginia. It awarded 13 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Patrick Henry Community College
John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Chester, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Tyler Community College
Wytheville Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Wytheville, Virginia, and it awarded 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wytheville Community College
Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Thomas Nelson Community College is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, New River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. NRCC is a small public school situated in Dublin, Virginia. It awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New River Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Reynolds Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Reynolds Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Virginia Western Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Western Community College
University of Management and Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Management and Technology
With a ranking of #15, Danville Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Danville Community College is a small school located in Danville, Virginia that handed out 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Danville Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #16, Dabney S Lancaster Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and it awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Germanna Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #17. Germanna Community College is located in Locust Grove, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Germanna Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southside Virginia Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Alberta, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southside Virginia Community College
Blue Ridge Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia, and it awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Blue Ridge Community College
Paul D Camp Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Paul D Camp Community College is located in Franklin, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Paul D Camp Community College
Central Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #21. Central Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Virginia Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Piedmont Virginia Community College is a small school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Liberty University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Liberty University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Rappahannock Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #24. RCC is a small school located in Glenns, Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Regent University
Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #25. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Virginia Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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